Lock-Out: Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons #81
Above by artist Samuel Ehrhart, is the centerspread cartoon of the October 3rd, 1888 issue of Puck magazine. Titled The Republican Idea of Protection, and, sub-titled “A High Tariff on the Monopolist’s Wares, Free Entrance for Pauper Labor, and a Lock-Out for the American Workingman.” Involves how factory owners would lock out American workers in favor of cheaper labor.
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— Doug
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